Hkgspotter1 From Hong Kong, joined Nov 2005, 0 posts, RR: 1 Posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 7 hours ago) and read 11867 times:
Those of you that think this is a stupid hobby can ignore this message, I on the other hand think going spotting is one of the best ways to show your love of aviation, not to mention dedication.
If you are a fellow spotter have you :
1) Been spotting in the rain ?
2) Been spotting at night to see something special ?
3) Travelled overseas for spotting ?
4) Taken a flight for the aircraft, no other reason ?
Well I've done all of the above and more. How about you ?. Are you a true aircraft nutter !!
747 4-ever From Sweden, joined Feb 2001, 604 posts, RR: 21 Reply 2, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 11714 times:
1) Yes, even in a thunder storm
2) Not yet..
3) No
4) Yes, when I went to AMS, I flew ARN-CPH-AMS, instead of ARN-AMS (just to see CPH and fly SAS A321 )
Mr.BA From Singapore, joined Sep 2000, 3423 posts, RR: 23 Reply 3, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 11708 times:
1) Yes, of course!
2) Yes I do make an effort to go to the airport to take a look at specials provided I don't have more important things at hand!
3) I met you in HK last year, didn't I? Disappointed the Virgin B744 wasn't in the new colours.. and I think we saw a KE B747F left Macau for HK when we were under the approach path of 7L?
4) Well what I most look forward to when going on a vacation is the flight!
EGFF From UK - Wales, joined Sep 2001, 2201 posts, RR: 14 Reply 4, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 4 days ago) and read 11709 times:
Nice topic Daryl, i've done all the above ....
1.) On a few visits to Cardiff it's been raining but it hasn't stopped me
2.) Yup, my dad used to take me down to catch the late Spain arrivals
3.) Myself and Jason Nicholls went off to Malaga just for abit of spotting for 2 days
4.) Yup, the flight down to Malaga .... the part i enjoyed the most was the flight
N949WP From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2000, 1437 posts, RR: 1 Reply 8, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 11701 times:
1) Yes….but mostly during Kai Tak days. Bad weather means more "action", you know!!
2) Yes….but again, mostly during the old days, when it was so easy to get to Kai Tak, even on weekdays after I left the office.
3) At least once every year. Even if it was a business trip, I'd always end up doing some spotting-related activities.
4) Once so far. Flew a Swissair MD11 going HKG-MNL-HKG early this year just for the heck of it. OK, ok, the end-to-end jumpseat ride is the major attraction, I'd admit.
Sushka From United States of America, joined Nov 1999, 4784 posts, RR: 16 Reply 9, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 21 hours ago) and read 11678 times:
Tangram From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 14 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 20 hours ago) and read 11681 times:
1: Not often as it is difficult keeping the rain off the camera lens
2: Not yet
3: Of course - such a shame Kai-Tak is closed now
4: I remember back in 1976 taking the shuttle from Heathrow to Edinburgh & back just to fly a Trident. I managed a 1C up & a 3B back. The 3B was definitely a spritely aircraft with its four engines at full throttle.
USAFHummer From United States of America, joined May 2000, 10685 posts, RR: 54 Reply 11, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 11670 times:
Ive done #4, when I flew a USAirways A330-300 PHL-PIT in Envoy Class and an Airtran 717-200 on the return 2 hours later for the insanely cheap fare of $84 total...amazing experience, one that I sorely would like to repeat, especially with the A330...that $84 I spent was probably the best $84 Ive ever spent...
Ive done #3 incidentally when traveling overseas, like at SYD when I had to connect between terminals the bus ride went straight across the ramp past a ton of widebodies, most of which were new to me...When I go to England I hope to get to either EMA or MAN to spot since they are the two closest airports to where I'll be...
Greg
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Chiawei From United States of America, joined Nov 2000, 884 posts, RR: 2 Reply 13, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 11663 times:
Yes too all 4.
I always take a one day trip to HKG just to visit the airport and spotting. I usually spend my winter vacation in taiwan. So I usually stop at HKG for one day 1st. Typically I would take EVA Air from SFO to TPE, arrive 5:00 in the morning, connect the 1st TPE-HKG flight at 8:00AM. Spent entire day at HKG, and take the last EVA flight of the day back to TPE.
H. Simpson From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 949 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 11631 times:
1.) Yes, in light rain though
2.) YES! 10pm @ Kai Tak to see landings
3.) No, I do kind of do a mini-spotting while wating for connecting flights
4.) No, no money, simple. But I'll try one day
Spark From United States of America, joined Mar 2002, 431 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 3 days 5 hours ago) and read 11630 times:
1. Yes, and that's saying something (I'm from California, and we are afraid of the rain).
2. Often, but that's just because I stay there longer than planned.
3. Not specifically for spotting, but that's a selling point. (Especially for changing planes).
4. No, but if I have a choice of fliying on a new plane, airline, or to airport I take it.
CPH-R From Denmark, joined May 2001, 5745 posts, RR: 4 Reply 20, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 2 days 19 hours ago) and read 11612 times:
1) Yes, it's Scandinavia, it's always ranining
2) Only if I have to pick someone up, who's coming home from a charter (the last of those usually land at around 1-3 AM)
3) Not yet, might do some spotting while I'm in New York, but I'm a (poor) student, withut the money needed for that.
4) I plan to do some European flights with SAS, to get on the new A330 before they start using them on the flightsd across the pond.
BA777 From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2001, 2138 posts, RR: 8 Reply 24, posted (10 years 7 months 3 weeks 1 day 16 hours ago) and read 11538 times:
1) Been spotting in the rain ? - Nope :P
2) Been spotting at night to see something special ? - Nope
3) Travelled overseas for spotting ? - To finland in July, went to RVN and inside the Finnair Maint Base at HEL, spotted there too
4) Taken a flight for the aircraft, no other reason ? Not really, by accident (i was 10 at the time and wasnt interested in planes) went to LHR-JFK-LHR on G-BMGS and G-AWNF *BA 747-136) and i remember standing at the gate saying "why cant we go on that one (Chelsea Rose 742)
BA777
25 SafetyDude: 1) Been spotting in the rain ?-Yes, but it was a light drizzle 2) Been spotting at night to see something special ?-No, my current camera is not good
26 H.Wauer: 1) OF COURSE. The wetter isn´t important 2) Yes but sometimes it´s diffcult because of school next morning. 3) No I´m 16 and don´t have the money.
27 AA 777: 1. YES 2. YES 3.Sorta 4. I am in december when AA launches LGA-RSW
28 767ALLTHEWAY: 1 and 2 and i plan on doin 3 and 4 when i get older!!! I love spotting around dusk or dawn..because u get the beauty of the aircraft with the extra sp
30 NormalSpeed: Do I go airplane spotting? Yes, every time I go flying. It's called the "see and avoid." I like to see how many airplanes I can spot, and then avoid t
31 Tsentsan: Hello! 1) Been spotting in the rain ? -> Sure! Whenever I go and spot, it rains.... what can I say other than I'm always wet??? 2) Been spotting at ni
32 Aviasian: Hi Daryl and all, 1. Spotting in the rain? You bet, and may have contributed to the demise of some of my earlier cameras . . . but immediately after t
33 UALrampORD: You forgot to mention being kicked out of your spotting location by police, which has happened to me as well, and yes for 1,2,and4 UALrampORD
34 Hkgspotter1: This has gone better then I expected. I've not have not been arrested but a person I was spotting with in Manila was taken away by the military with m
35 Flyguydsl: Well.... I have driven out to YVR at 100AM to see CX889 come down from JFK!! I have definitely chosen one flight over another for the aircraft... for
36 Sabena332: 1) Been spotting in the rain ? Look at this picture, Frederic (Sabena 690) took it on an a.net meeting at BRU. We were waiting for one hour in the rai
38 Cx flyboy: Oh yes, spotting!!! 1) Rain, typhoons, yes, I've been drenched. 2) How about seeing that ANA 763F at 2:00am!! 3) I do it for a living!!! 4) Well, I've
39 BA747-436: 1) Been spotting in the rain ? -----> To many times to remember (i live in England, enough said) 2) Been spotting at night to see something special ?
40 DeltaRules: 1- Yes. I was in ATL (at the Renaissance, does that count?) and it rained the whole day. Pretty heavy at times. Also, when we're in SJU, I like to go
41 Donder10: Well yesterday I walked for 40mins in the horrible Irish rain to get a look of what was in the FLS hangar at Dublin.In 1 hangar was: VS 744 OY-VKG Pre
42 Klm747400: I try to go regular to Schiphol airport, but as it is little far away (2 hours by train), I am not doing it too often... I have done 1, 2, and 3 and I
43 Nightfly: 1) Yes - there is no wrong weather, there are only wrong clothes. 2) Yes - CGN has a lot of traffic at night. I´m in irregular distances at there. 3)
44 Superbird: 1) Yes, just did that today. 2) Yes 3) No 4) Yes Superbird
45 Hkgspotter1: I was spotting in Shenzhen two days ago, it was GREAT !!.
46 StarCD145: 1. Yes 2. Yes 3. No 4. No I've been spotting at night, day, rain, snow, severe weather, you name it. It's not as easy as it used to be at STL, where I
47 Swissgabe: 1) Been spotting in the rain ? Yeeees, the Concorde came only once to ZRH ... 2) Been spotting at night to see something special ? Mhhh, don't think s
48 Paulc: 1) am in the UK so rain is frequent. Also a very soggy sunday in HK with HKspotter1/CXflyboy/A340-600 and some other. 2) Yes - EK flight from DXB to
49 Hkgspotter1: Paul, The rain was only here for you
50 Traveler: Hello guys, 1) Yes on many occasions 2) a few times to try to differenciate aircrafts at night 3) not yet but I intend to 4) many times:as an example:
51 Pilot kaz: yep 2 all of them u cant beat a good long day of spotting, P Kaz
52 Jjpiecuch: 1. In the rain, but also sleet, snow, and bitter cold. As a kid my dad and I would make the 2+ hrs trip to Toronto's Pearson Int'l. (YYZ) about once
53 Hkgspotter1: Off to the airport now to wait for the first CX A340-600 to arrive
54 Donder10: G-VOGE (new VS 346)was delivered to LHR at around 0005local time Saturday!Did the CX346 fly direct from TLS?
57 BmiBaby737: 1) Rain and Lightning! 2) In the dark yep! 3) Not especially, but have gone photography in USA while on Holiday 4) Nope BmiBaby737 Jimmi
58 CanadianNorth: 1) yes, thunderstorms too. 2) not that long ago did some spotting at 12.30am 3) no I have not gone overseas for it, but have done it while overseas 4)
59 MidnightMike: How many of you have a ladder in their car/van?
60 United_fan: I go to ROC whenever I can . Though,this time of the year it's dark @ 4:30. So I can only go on the weekends. My vacations now revolve mostly around s
61 BmiBaby737: Never ever used a ladder, havnt even taken one..... No need BmiBaby737 Jimmi
62 NZ107: 1. Yes. Seeing the first NZ A320, CX A346.. and on other occasions.. 2. Sort of, well it was evening then turned to night quickly 3. Not yet but I was
63 Levent: A big "yes" to all four questions from me too. When travelling I always go to have a look at an airport if I'm in the neighbourhood. I have taken vari
64 Drerx7: 1) No 2) Yes 3) No 4) All the time I go out to IAH almost weekly--now that I have my scanner I'm in love with the hobby even more.
65 NorthStarDC4M: 1) yup 2) no but ive gone out in ugly weather to see something special 3) specifically? no. Gone out of my way while there to do it? yes 4) Yes (most
66 Alex22: Hi, First.. Great threat really... now for the answers... 1) yes but I prefer snowstorms... It's soooo true !!!!!!! 2) yes, for a Saudi 747-100 3) yes
67 Pilot kaz: I Try to avoid it... Stay until its dark to get exposure shots Sure, AMS, FRA and many other places Hell Yah![Edited 2005-12-05 23:21:04]
70 CaptainJon: 1. no 2. yes 3. yes 4. yes (i delayed leaving TLV just so i can be on the B772)
71 NHGrafx: Yes Not yet Not Yet yes I go spotting every chance I get, even from the car as the below photo shows. I even keep a log of all the planes I see sorted
72 Senorcarnival: Not right now, but I lugged around a 6' ladder in a minivan to go spotting when I was in the FLL area this past summer. Rotate, your snowstorm de-ici
73 AirPacific747: how come it says that you have written 0 posts? :S
74 Tommy Mogren: Ok, let's see... 1) Been spotting in the rain ? Oh yes. 2) Been spotting at night to see something special ? Yep, been there 3) Travelled overseas for
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